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1) Learn AWK deeply, in which I will meticulously go through a copy of the original 1988 book. 2) Get better at Git. 3) Study and pass the RHCSA. 4) Get better at troubleshooting Linux servers. I can actually feel my skills improving when I can find the actual root cause of an issue, and not just a symptom that is irrelevant. (Thanks, sadservers!)
I want to learn how to properly build a habit/routine that isn't dopamine driven. I have ADHD and I recently realized, even as I'm pushing 50 years old, that all of my hobbies, habits, and "likes" have been dopamine driven. I need to learn how to exclude the reward of a dopamine hit as the reason for doing something. Resources welcome.
Someone else suggested a 'coach' and please, I beg you, don't waste money on a 'coach'; they are a scam.
If you want some professional input or support (highly recommended!) see a psychologist or an occupational therapist who has experience working with ADHD adults.
OTs are the best option for ADHDers considering 'coaching' imo; OTs are professional problem solvers and will help you build the skills to be your own coach (among other things). They're also educated, trained, and regulated. OT as a field has some serious problems but that's a rant for another time. They're a fantastic resource for ADHD adults looking to learn to work with their brain on their own terms. They can absolutely help you achieve those goals. Working more regularly with one for a short while and then reconnecting when you need extra help or have new challenges is common.
If you're looking for professional body doubling/human rubber ducking or some more casual kind of motivation and support, disability support workers are also an option much better than 'coaches' imo. They should also be regulated and have at least some training. They're also cheaper than 'coaches' and they're not a scam trying to lie about credentials, regulation, or scopes of practice. I've had disability support workers help me with some really banal stuff I just needed that extra push to get done.
I know some people swear by coaching, but it's a repugnant scam preying on people. I think the market of ADHD adults realising they want or need help exploding combined with a lack of education and awareness that there are already existing actual professionals that can help has perfectly paved the way for these scam artists to swoop in and steer people away from professional help. Anyway, please see an OT or a psych instead of a 'coach'!
Writing. My ability to write is highly dependent on the context. I'm much better at essays than emails, and fiction is completely outside my abilities. I would also like to change my style a little to be less flowery and more succinct. More Paul Graham than purple prose. Marketing. I'm hopeless at it, and I need to be at least OK at it in order for my project ( https://nuenki.app ) to succeed. Time management. I'm ve…
> Physics and maths! I'm in my gap year at the moment, but I want to be prepared for my physics degree next year. I'm already really quite rusty. You should really check out Math Academy! It'll diagnose where your gaps are and build you up to all the math you need for a physics degree and then some [0]. [0] https://jonathanwhitmore.com/posts/2024-09-10-MathAcademy-af...
95% finished
2950 XP
63 hours
I started October 21st and aimed for 60 XP a day, every day. I tended to miss one or two days a week (so the equivalent of a weekend), and I ended up having one period of 9 days I missed completely (last week).
One XP is supposed to be roughly 1 minute of work, so 63-(2950/60) means I've done 13 hours more work than I should've theoretically needed.
I found the course after looking up Hacker News recommendations for learning math. I had hoped to have gotten through the course faster, and I had wanted to be more consistent. I really wanted to grok the concepts and understand them with complete confidence, but don't feel total confidence in quite a few areas.
But ultimately, I'm very happy with this course. I struggle with consistency and underestimate time ranges (it feels like I've done MA for less than 6 hours, not more than 63), and it's got me interested in math again and given me the confidence to do other online courses after years of feeling behind and helpless. I did a SQLite course and I've been using those skills in a big way in two recent software projects.
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My goal for early 2024 is to start and finish Foundations II, as well as independently learn mental math to a higher-than-average degree. I've felt the lack of clear mental math impeding my life as well as greatly slowing down my math progress, so I'd like to be able to understand numeric relationships on a more innate level. I'd also like to learn some graph theory and release my Unicode graph website in the next month!
Practical AI/ML, and not all the marketing buzz. Does anyone know of a good “AI/ML for Dummies” … from the basics. I do not want something that is just teaching me dozens of frameworks or toolkits.
I've been following Math Academy's Mathematics for Machine Learning Course and it has been great.
Well, for context I've worked as a frontend developer the past 2 years, but I want to dive much, much, much deeper into computing. Because most people I talk to in my career, present-self included, don't know anything about computers at a deep level, or networking, or graphics, or Electrical Engineering etc. I've had an epiphany where I realise I waste too much time on smartphones and social media, TV and media, my c…
Clothes are thousands of years of technology. If you spin your own thread, it will take you a long time to make a clothing item.
I spend so much time rushing past moments, trying almost frantically to get through them by applying rules of thumb and not wasting attention. Of course if you do that too little you get stuck in the mud. But too much of it is a form of self-defeating panic. In survival mode you have to rush, eat things you normally wouldn't, put aside any non critical detail. But those details pile up when you stay in that mode for…
If you’ve thought a lot about shoelaces, I assume you’ve seen https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ . I switched to a square knot a few years ago and my shoes basically never come untied.
I want to learn how to properly build a habit/routine that isn't dopamine driven. I have ADHD and I recently realized, even as I'm pushing 50 years old, that all of my hobbies, habits, and "likes" have been dopamine driven. I need to learn how to exclude the reward of a dopamine hit as the reason for doing something. Resources welcome.
I would recommend you read Tiny Habits by Dr BJ Fogg. A lot of people recommend Atomic Habits but I will go against the grain and say I don't think Atomic Habits is a good book and Tiny Habits is a much better read.
These books are written to sell, not to be read by the target audience. They're far too long, and their structure is bad. For dozens of pages, there is no actionable advice. The reader loses interest by that time, and the book lands on Tsundoku tower. I suspect short self-help books don't sell well, so each book must have 200+ pages, even if it sets up the reader for failure.
I'm happy with my software career at the moment and I think I'm on a pretty good "auto-pilot" for progressing. I want to focus on my physical health this year. I'm about six months in of consistent weight training and it's been fantastic. I look better and I'm noticeably stronger. I want to continue my 30-45 minute, 4 day per week workouts through this next year. The big addition that I've struggled with the most is…
1. Play a sport like basketball - join a league. You will run and not even notice
2. Workout outside if nice. Or in winter open a window to let fresh air in. A lot of people get stuffy and tired inside working out bc the carbon level in the room will build up.
In the beginning of the day, don’t look at phone or computer. Avoid news especially, and instead write thoughts, draw something, work on a song, make something, anything. Don’t let day get sucked away with things that can’t be controlled. Excercise every day with “scientific 7 minute workout”. Also 20–40 minute walks or 100 basketball jump-shots. Draw daily, even a 5 minute drawing. Write daily, even for 5 minutes. P…
Well, for context I've worked as a frontend developer the past 2 years, but I want to dive much, much, much deeper into computing. Because most people I talk to in my career, present-self included, don't know anything about computers at a deep level, or networking, or graphics, or Electrical Engineering etc. I've had an epiphany where I realise I waste too much time on smartphones and social media, TV and media, my c…
And hats off for wanting to stop causing unnecessary suffering, i.e. stop eating animals. It takes deep introspection to realize that we are … in the words of ex special forces guy Damian Mander … ‘full of sh!t’ with our flexible morality when it comes to other sentient beings[0].
I like this channel for recipe ideas
Derek Sarno https://youtube.com/@dereksarnochef?si=TwYnSN4ULZS8QgYs
[0] Game Changers https://gamechangersmovie.com/